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Take a moment to learn about the UN

As the world’s only truly universal global organization, the United Nations has become the foremost forum to address issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone. Taking a global view reveals some interesting facts.
Did you know:

  • that most of the world’s people live no more than 200 miles from the sea?
  • that decolonization changed the face of the planet, creating more than 80 nations?
  • that women in the labour market still earn on average a quarter less than men globally?

See more facts about global issues …

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In September 2015, countries adopted a set of 17 goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years, including:

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Member States pay according to an agreed-upon scale of assessments. This scale is based on a country’s ability to pay, national income and population size. The top contributing countries are the United States, Japan, China and Germany.
The current two-year budget for all regular United Nations activities, staff and basic infrastructure is $5.4 billion. The current budget for one year of UN peacekeeping is $6.8 billion. In comparison, in 2016, the world spent nearly $2 trillion on military expenditures. Peace is far cheaper than war and good value for money.

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